This past February, I had the chance to interview Vax, a kid from West Palm Beach, Florida, who was barely getting started. He had just turned 17 with 170 songs to his name. One of them, “Bobby Shmurda,” had taken him from about 2,000 monthly listeners on Spotify to 100,000 in just three months. He told me he had one more single coming and after that, it was album mode. Nine months later, he’s dropped two. Vax’s debut album, “Blue Dawn,” came out April 24. That same day, he

A little sweet, a little static: garbagepink is making a name for herself in bubblegum grunge. Based in Sweden, garbagepink is the solo project of Louise Lindenger. “JUNK”, the first album release of garbagepink, came out on October 30th. Featuring bouncy bass lines, contrasting lo-fi synths and vivid storytelling in every track, “JUNK” establishes garbagepink’s distinct sonic identity. With just under 25,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, garbagepink is definitely an artist y

Some music needs to be played. Haich Ber Na's new EP needs to befriended. MUSIC FOR MAKING FRIENDS, from the merch to the rollout, is built to pull people off their screens and into the same room. It's a fitting move for an artist whose sound already feels like a meeting point. Haich Ber Na doesn't fit neatly into a genre, mostly because he's spent years building his own. This EP is the clearest picture yet of what that world looks like. Before the EP landed, Haich Ber Na too